Where do migrants want to move to?

In a worldwide survey, Gallup found that 15 percent of the world, or 758 million, want to move, most for jobs.

Gallup noted that although the United States' reputation had taken a beating internationally presumably because many do not like President Trump, it doesn't appear to have lessened the desire of migrants to come to the country.

'Although the image of U.S. leadership took a beating between 2016 and 2017, the U.S. continues to be the most desired destination country for potential migrants,' Gallup said.

Recent scenes along the border back such findings with thousands making their way to the U.S. by foot from El Salvador, and Honduras.

Much of sub-Saharan Africa as well as Latin America have populations that would like to leave

War torn countries appear to be a good reason for people wanting to leave their countries

In those two countries and the Dominican Republic, half of the citizens in those countries want to leave.

As the Trump administration made border security a priority, the White House introduced a 'zero tolerance' on immigration enforcement, which persecuted anyone attempting to enter the U.S illegally.

Despite the huge number of 158 million wanting to move to the U.S. it does not necessarily follow that the country's population will see a 50 percent increase in population.

'While this increase in the desire to migrate may set off alarms among those who would like to see fewer people on the move, Gallup typically finds that the percentage of those who have plans to move is much lower than the percentage who would like to move,' said the survey company.

Coupled with the fact Trump's stricter immigration policies have introduced limits on refugees and other immigrants, it also makes it extremely that there will be a rise in successful applicants allowed to call the U.S. home.

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158 million migrants want to move to the U.S. despite Trump administration